Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny

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Sangokushi III/Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny

System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Sega Mega-CD

Publisher: Koei

Developer: Koei

Original system(s): JP Home Computers

Peripherals supported:

CD BackUp RAM Cart

Genre: Simulation^[1]^[2], Shooting^[3]

Number of players: 1-8

Release	Date	RRP	Code
JP	1992-11-08^[2]	¥14,800 (15,244)14,800e^[4]	T-76093
US	1994-02^[5]		T-76086
KR	199x		GMC071JT
JP	1993-04-23^[1]	¥14,800 (15,244)14,800e^[6]	T-76014

Non-Sega versions
FM Towns IBM PC PC-9801 UV Super CD-ROM² Super NES X68000

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Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny, known as Sangokushi III (三國志III) in Japan, is the third game in Koei's Sangokushi franchise, a part of their Historical Simulation Series and a sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms II. It was first released in 1992 on various home computers and was ported to a variety of other platforms, including to the Sega Mega Drive in 1992 and Sega Mega-CD in 1993, with the Mega-CD version being exclusive to Japan.

History

Legacy

Both the Mega Drive and Mega-CD versions were included together in the Japanese model of the Mega Drive Mini 2 in 2022. The user is given the choice of playing either version.

Versions

Localised names

Also known as
Language	Localised Name	English Translation
English (US)	Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny	Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny
Japanese	三國志III	Sangokushi III

Digital manuals

Mega Drive Mini 2 JP manual
Mega Drive Mini 2 JP manual

Magazine articles

Main article: Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny/Magazine articles.

Promotional material

Main article: Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny/Promotional material.

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)

50

^[7]

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[8]

Electronic Gaming Monthly (US)

NTSC-U

58

^[9]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

60

^[10]

Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming (UK)

NTSC-U

70

^[11]

Mega Drive Fan (JP)

NTSC-J

70

^[12]

Mega (UK)

NTSC-U

68

^[13]

MegaTech (UK)

NTSC-U

48

^[14]

Marukatsu Mega Drive (JP)

NTSC-J

78

^[15]

Sega Power (UK)

NTSC-U

65

^[16]

Sega Pro (UK)

NTSC-U

39

^[17]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

84

^[18]

Tricks 16 bit (RU)

78

^[19]

Video Games (DE)

NTSC-U

70

^[20]

	65
Based on 14 reviews

Mega Drive, JP
Cover
Cart Manual Map

Mega Drive, US
Cover
Cart Manual Poster

Mega Drive, KR
Cover

Mega-CD version

Sega Retro Average

Publication

Version

Score

Beep! MegaDrive (JP)

NTSC-J

68

^[21]

Famitsu (JP)

NTSC-J

65

^[22]

Hippon Super (JP)

NTSC-J

50

^[23]

Sega Saturn Magazine (JP)

NTSC-J

73

^[24]

	64
Based on 4 reviews

Mega-CD, JP
Cover
Spinecard Disc

Technical information

Main article: Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny/Technical information.

References

NEC Retro has more information related to Sangokushi III

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://sega.jp/fb/segahard/mcd/soft_licensee.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-06-10 17:56)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 https://sega.jp/history/hard/megadrive/software_l.html (Wayback Machine: 2020-07-02 23:21)
↑ File:Sangokushi3 MD KR cover.jpg
↑ File:Sangokushi3 MD JP Box.jpg
↑ GamePro, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 183
↑ File:Sangokushi3 MCD JP Box Back.jpg
↑ 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 196
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-07), page 30
↑ Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38
↑ Hippon Super, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-04), page 81
↑ Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 54
↑ Mega Drive Fan, "February 1993" (JP; 1993-01-xx), page 59
↑ Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 41
↑ MegaTech, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-18), page 78
↑ Marukatsu Mega Drive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-xx), page 110
↑ Sega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 32
↑ Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 62
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85
↑ Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 23
↑ Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 100
↑ Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-08), page 22
↑ Famitsu, "1993-04-30" (JP; 1993-04-16), page 1
↑ Hippon Super, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-04), page 47
↑ Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny
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Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Sangokushi games for Sega systems
Main Series
Sangokushi II/Romance of the Three Kingdoms II (1991) \| Sangokushi III/Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny (1992) \| Sangokushi IV/Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire (1994) \| Sangokushi V (1996) \| Sangokushi IV with Power-Up Kit (1997) \| Sangokushi VI (1999) \| Sangokushi VI with Power-Up Kit (2000)
Others
Sangokushi Eiketsuden (1996) \| Sangokushi Returns (1997) \| Sangokushi Koumeiden (1997)

Games in Koei's Historical Simulation Series (US)
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II (1992) \| Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny (1992) \| Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf (1993) \| Nobunaga's Ambition (1993) \| Liberty or Death (1994)

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[:File:Sangokushi3_MD_KR_cover.jpg_p-3] File:Sangokushi3 MD KR cover.jpg

[:File:Sangokushi3_MD_JP_Box.jpg_p-4] File:Sangokushi3 MD JP Box.jpg

[:File:GamePro_US_055.pdf_p183-5] GamePro, "February 1994" (US; 199x-xx-xx), page 183

[:File:Sangokushi3_MCD_JP_Box_Back.jpg_p-6] File:Sangokushi3 MCD JP Box Back.jpg

[7] 1700 igr dlya Sega, "" (RU; 2001-xx-xx), page 196

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1992-12.pdf_p30-8] Beep! MegaDrive, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-07), page 30

[:File:EGM_US_058.pdf_p38-9] Electronic Gaming Monthly, "May 1994" (US; 1994-xx-xx), page 38

[10] Hippon Super, "December 1992" (JP; 1992-11-04), page 81

[:File:MDAG_UK_21.pdf_p54-11] Sega Mega Drive Advanced Gaming, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-xx-xx), page 54

[:File:Mdfan_JP_1993-02.pdf_p59-12] Mega Drive Fan, "February 1993" (JP; 1993-01-xx), page 59

[:File:Mega_UK_20.pdf_p41-13] Mega, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 41

[:File:MegaTech_UK_28.pdf_p78-14] MegaTech, "April 1994" (UK; 1994-03-18), page 78

[:File:MarukatuMD_JP_02.pdf_p110-15] Marukatsu Mega Drive, "November 1992" (JP; 1992-10-xx), page 110

[:File:SegaPower_UK_54.pdf_p32-16] Sega Power, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-03-31), page 32

[:File:SegaPro_UK_32.pdf_p62-17] Sega Pro, "May 1994" (UK; 1994-04-21), page 62

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p85-18] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 85

[19] Tricks 16 bit, "Tricks Sega Gold 800 igr" (RU; 1998-03-20), page 23

[:File:VideoGames_DE_1994-05.pdf_p100-20] Video Games, "5/94" (DE; 1994-04-27), page 100

[:File:BeepMD_JP_1993-04.pdf_p22-21] Beep! MegaDrive, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-08), page 22

[22] Famitsu, "1993-04-30" (JP; 1993-04-16), page 1

[23] Hippon Super, "April 1993" (JP; 1993-03-04), page 47

[:File:SSM_JP_19950901_1995-09.pdf_p86-24] Sega Saturn Magazine, "September 1995" (JP; 1995-08-08), page 86

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Romance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny

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Contents

History

Legacy

Versions

Localised names

Digital manuals

Magazine articles

Promotional material

Physical scans

Mega Drive version

Mega-CD version

Technical information

References